Howard VanAntwerp, Jr., 1920
Ashland, Kentucky
Deceased

Howard VanAntwerp, Jr. was an attorney in Ashland, Kentucky for almost 60 years.  He was a native of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.  With majors in biology and English, he was valedictorian of the Centre College class of 1920.  He earned a LL.B. from Jefferson School of Law in 1923, passed the Kentucky bar examination, and practiced law in Ashland since that year until his retirement.  At Centre, he participated in football and tennis, was elected to various class offices, was elected to Ye Rounde Table, and was appointed student instructor in biology for the 1919-1920 academic year. 

In 1940, Mr. VanAntwerp was elected to the Board of Trustees at Centre College where he contributed significantly to the leadership of the College for 29 years.  As trustee emeritus since 1969, he remained actively involved in the affairs of this institution.  Prominent in Ashland civic and church affairs, he served a term on the Ashland Board of Education, served several years as chairman of the Boyd County Chapter of American Red Cross and the Federated Charities of Ashland, as secretary of the Board of the Ashland YMCA, and as a member of the Board of Managers of King’s Daughters’ Hospital.  A member of the First Presbyterian Church of Ashland, he served his church as teacher, superintendent, deacon, and ruling elder.  He also completed a history of his church.

Howard VanAntwerp, Jr. passed away on June 26, 1992.